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The title, artwork and full tracklisting of RUINS‘ forthcoming third album "Front The Final Foes" are finally disclosed. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Red Planet (PSYCROPTIC) and Crawlspace Studios and features the following tracks: ‘Breath Of Void’, ‘The Sum Of Your Loss’, ‘Cult Rapture’, ‘Annihilate’, ‘Front The Final Foes’, ‘Hallways Of The Always’, ‘Keeping This Crown’ and ‘With These Winged Words’. Two tracks are now available on the band’s Myspace page www.myspace.com/ruinsblackmetal. To be released on October 30th via Debemur Morti Productions www.debemur-morti.com.
The new GODHATE album will be released during the fall of 2009. It will be followed by a US tour that will take place in October / November, planned for 21 dates across the US.
On October 17, 2009 Masters Throne will release a DESASTER boxset entitled "20 Years…". The "die hard" version includes 3 picture disc LPs, 1 etched MLP, a booklet, a shirt, a patch, 1 box poster, 3 A1 posters (of older releases) and a DESASTER fan mag made in Singapore. The regular version includes 3 picture disc LPs, 1 etched MLP, a booklet and the box poster. For more information about prices, etc check out www.mastersthrone.de. In related new Iron Pegasus Records will release a DESASTER / SABBAT anniversary split 7" EP entitled "Anniversarius". Both bands are covering each other on it. For more info on that check out www.iron-pegasus.com. The band still has some merchandise in stock like the "Brazilian Blitzkrieg Blasphemies" DVD, 2009 shirts / longsleeves, sweatbands and so on… check out: www.total-desaster.de.
DETERIOROT are currently in the final stage of finishing and mixing their new album "The Faithless". The band started the recording process 7 years ago and the album was unfinished until now. DETERIOROT is ready to sign with Xtreem Music with a release date set for early 2010.
HOD guitarist Carl "Lord Necron" Snyder comments on band’s inclusion in "Slow Southern Steel": "The South will rise again! Now that we got your attention. HOD is a part of a new Metal documentary about bands from the South called "Slow Southern Steel". The film focuses on Southern acts that play Doom, Sludge, Death Metal. HOD represents the more extreme side of things in the South, so they asked us to represent the Death / Black / Thrash / whatever-you-want-to-call-it Metal in the South. The film includes live footage of the band playing that is shot with multi camera so it some cool stuff. HOD vocalist Beer Reebs does a killer interview in the film too. Any fan of Metal will enjoy this film." Coming in 2010 the 80-plus-minute film is executive-produced by Karim Khan (I’m Better Than Everyone Records) and directed by RWAKE vocalist CT and David Lipke with the additional and integral assistance of George Hancock, Alix Petrovich and BEER WOLF guitarist Christian Sweeney (who will be releasing a paperback version of the production) among many others. Catch the trailer for the film here. "Slow Southern Steel" will make its debut at the renowned Little Rock Film Festival in May of 2010 where many of the bands featured will be in attendance. The DVD edition is slated to be released in 2011 via fast-growing, vinyl-only (and now DVD) Chicago imprint I’m Better Than Everyone Records.
To celebrate and in support of the latest masterpiece "Necrology", Swedish uprising Death Metallers MY OWN GRAVE has scheduled a release-party gig at Club Destroyer, Sundsvall, Sweden to commemorate this event. Joining as direct support will be Swedish Death Metal band Hellmasker and also featuring Regain Records artist Totalt Javla Morker. For more information and details, please visit Club Deströyer website at September 12, 2009
VETUS OBSCURUM‘s upcoming mini album "Blood Revelations" was recorded at Cold Void Studio and mastered at Clintworks Studio. It features the following four tracks: ‘Vetus Obscurum’, ‘The Omen From The East’, ‘Antidote To Humanity’ and ‘Blood Revelations’. The band consists of KROHM’s Numinas, who is handling all instruments, while the vocals are a collaboration between Herb "Death" Burke (DRAWN AND QUARTERED, BELTFED WEAPON) and Mike Nihilist (IN MEMORIAM, ABAZAGORATH). "Blood Revelations" will be released on September 25, 2009 via Debemur Morti Productions. Two old demo songs, as well as an unmastered version of ‘Vetus Obscurum’, are available on the band’s Myspace page www.myspace.com/vetusobscurum.
OBEISANCE have chosen to make tracks from their two 7” EPs "Satanik Shoktroops Auf Doom" and "F.U.C.K.(Forever Unholy Christian Karnage)" available on CD format on Morbid Moon Records, to be released on September 15, 2009 (in a limited pressing of 666 copies only). This will include several old tracks re-recorded exclusively for this release and one new unreleased track (‘Blackthrash Manifesto’) for a total of 16 tracks. For more info go to www.morbidmoonrecords.com
MORTIIS recently completed work on 2 new videos to coincide with the release of the forthcoming album (working title "The Great Deceiver"). Here’s what frontman MORTIIS had to say: "We filmed the process and uploaded some of the footage to our YouTube channel, for the kids to check out. It’s pretty grisly stuff, but we’re incredibly excited about these videos. It was awesome to be able to just get into the process and being creative without the restrictive input from labels that we struggled with in the past. These videos, like the new music, totally blows everything we’ve ever done in the past, right out of the water, and we can’t wait to go public with all this stuff. We’ve just got so much new stuff going on, and it’s been way too long since we were able to release anything new, we feel like we’re about ready to explode." The "behind the scenes" footage has been uploaded in 3 parts to the official MORTIIS YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/officialmortiis
UTUMNO‘s long out of print 1993 "Across The Horizon" 4 track EP will be available on vinyl for the very first time together with the band’s "The Light Of Day" EP on October 11, 2009. It comes on 180 gram heavy vinyl LP, strictly limited to a one-time only pressing of 500 hand-numbered copies – 250 will be black vinyl and 250 will be purple vinyl. Packaged in a 350 gram, reverse board printed jacket featuring a newly supplied art gallery scan of the classic original cover illustration from Kristian Wåhlin. To retain the classic, old school feel of the original 1993 release, the LP layout is fashioned after the original CD with attention to detail, even down to the typeface, as well as exclusive liner notes by Jonas Stålhammar. Included in all 500 copies is a luxurious 24" x 36" (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm) poster of the Kristian Wåhlin cover artwork, a 2-sided insert featuring the Paw Nielsen’s illustration for "The Light Of Day" EP, a 1.5" round full color button, logo sticker and silk-screened logo patch. Last but not least, there will be t-shirts as an add-on option with sizes small, medium, large and x-large available. Heavy gauge, 6.1 oz Gildan 100% cotton, black t-shirt with the "The Light Of Day" EP cover artwork, limited to 100. You will be able to order a shirt directly from the LP order page. More info and pre-orders at: www.darksymphonies.com
ROOT‘s 1992 "The Temple In The Underworld" album will also be available again on vinyl format. This time spread over two 180 gram LPs for the best audio fidelity possible, mastered from the original 1992 recording to maintain the original dynamics. The track ‘My Deep Mystery’, that was omitted from the mega-rare 1992 LP version because of limited space, will be included here again. Strictly limited to a one-time only pressing of 500 hand-numbered copies – 250 of which will be black vinyl and 250 of which will be on gray vinyl, housed in a 350 gram, reverse board printed gatefold jacket featuring the original Jiri Sujan painting supplied by the band, designed after the original release taking elements from the original CD and LP layouts with attention to detail, even down to the typeface, as well as six bonus tracks, handwritten lyrics in both English and Czech and exclusive 2009 liner notes by Jiri "Big Boss" Valter. Included in all 500 copies is a huge, luxurious 24" x 36" (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm) poster of the Jiri Sujan artwork and classic band photos, a 1.5" round full color button, logo sticker and logo patch. Due to the limited quantities being printed, and the high cost for the license, this LP set will be slightly more expensive than normal. As with the UTUMNO release there will also be t-shirts as an add-on option with sizes small, medium, large and x-large available here. Heavy gauge, 6.1 oz Gildan 100% cotton, black t-shirt with red logo and the cult "DEMA" NWN LP box set artwork from Chris Moyen, limited to 100. You will also be able to order a shirt directly from the LP order page. Check out www.darksymphonies.com for more details and pre-orders.
MIGHTIEST has just started working on new songs for a brand new album likely to be released sometime in the first half of 2010. The first effort of this work will be the contribution to Cyclone Empire’s "Imperial Anthems" split 7" series, that starts this fall. The song to be used is called ‘Soular Eclipse’, expect to be released around November / December. This is what the band has to say on the current actions: "Well, well, well…after serious personal troubles, ups and downs MIGHTIEST are ready for battle once again….worse than ever! At the moment the struggle to get the new material for an upcoming split 7" and an upcoming new album together, is getting lethal. Musical deathblows like the new tunes ‘Purifire’ and ‘Soular Eclipse’ will leave nothing behind but scorched earth and pale bones. Besides plans for taking over the stages of this world are being plotted. So be on guard for a new millennium of Darkness…" More info you find at www.myspace.com/mightiestmetal
FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING have finally found a new bass player. His name is Christopher Körtgen and this is what the band has to say: "Good news indeed! After getting plenty of offers for the bassist job in FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING, we are sure that we’ve found Mr. Right. Christopher, also bassist in SMILODON and CHAOS HD, will penetrate the five-string low pulse from now on. Engagement, enthusiasm and the certain esprit made the decision very simple. More information about Christopher can be swallowed at www.fragmentsofunbecoming.com. Best wishes, Sascha Ehrich / FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING" The new album of the southern German Melodic Death squad will be released in early October 2009 and it’s called "Everhaunting Past / Chapter IV – A Splendid Retrospection".
Swedish melancholic Metallers IN MOURNING recently entered Black Lounge Studio (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge, Steel Attack, etc) with producer Jonas Kjellgren to begin work on the follow-up album to their successful debut release "Shrouded Divine". Drum tracks are already completed and here is what IN MOURNING drummer Crille has to say: "Yesterday I managed to nail all the drums for our upcoming album. I’m very pleased with how they turned out and the following days, Mr. Kjellgren will do the mixing of the drums. We expect to begin the recording of guitars at the end of this week. Check out a video from the recording here!"
Several news from the CEREKLOTH camp: due to personal differences Søren Bentsen isn’t their drummer any longer. The new one is called Jarro Raphael (NOCTURNAL GRAVES, ex-DESTROYER 666). As Jarro is living in Australia, CEREKLOTH will for now remain as a studio band only.In the meantime CEREKLOTH is writing songs for their upcoming debut album to be recorded early 2010 if everything goes according to their plans. The drums will be recorded in Australia while the rest will be recorded at Earplug studios in Copenhagen Denmark. Mastering will be handled at Necromorbus Studios by Tore Stjerna. Killer and demented artwork already provided by Jai Raphael (JBPs tattoo artist and Brother of Jarro). The "Pandemonium Prayers" MCD is still not out, but should be any day now, according to the band.